CCTV News: The "News Broadcast" on January 19 reported that the "two new" policies stimulated domestic economic demand, festival consumption was booming, many major projects made new progress, and the box office during the Spring Festival was booming. Many indicators demonstrated the strong recovery and sustainable growth potential of China's economy.

The "two new" policies stimulate new momentum for domestic demand

The latest data shows that since the implementation of the policy of exchanging old-for-new consumer goods and equipment updates, it has played an important role in boosting consumer demand and expanding effective investment.

In 2024, the retail sales of electrical appliances and audio-visual equipment in my country increased by 12.3% year-on-year, breaking the trillion yuan mark for the first time; more than 6.8 million vehicles were scrapped and replaced and updated nationwide, driving car sales of more than 930 billion yuan, further stimulating consumption vitality.

In 2024, my country's investment in equipment and equipment purchases increased by 15.7% year-on-year, accelerating by 9.1 percentage points over the previous year. It is estimated that driven by the "two new" policies, the total number of equipment updates in key areas exceeds 20 million units (sets), which effectively drives investment in related fields.

At the same time, the effect of promoting industrial upgrading is obvious. In 2024, the added value of equipment manufacturing industry increased by 7.7% year-on-year, and the proportion of added value of large-scale industries increased to 34.6%.

In addition, the effect of supporting green transformation is obvious. The high-efficiency home appliances replaced in 2024 will promote the whole society to save more than 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year. Overall, the carbon dioxide emission reduction caused by the implementation of the "two new" policies in 2024 will be about 73 million tons.

As the efforts to expand the "two new" policies in 2025, local governments across the country are currently further refining the implementation of standards, optimizing the subsidy process, and making cross-year policy connections.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and the New Year atmosphere is getting stronger

Hang up colorful lanterns and visit the flower market. As the Spring Festival approaches, the New Year atmosphere in various places is getting stronger.

In Chang'an Street, Beijing, various lighting decorations such as big red lanterns and Chinese knots are lit one after another, and the Ten Mile Long Street is "blowing red and hanging colors" to welcome the New Year. Guangzhou Yuexiu Mountain is bright in lights, and the large-scale light groups and water lanterns with Lingnan characteristics create a colorful and festive atmosphere. In Xi'an, Shaanxi, this year's Lantern Festival replicated 38 cultural relics treasures in the form of lantern sets, making the cultural relics "live" and "bright". In this way, citizens and tourists can feel the charm of traditional Chinese festivals. In Xiamen, Fujian, tens of thousands of palace lanterns, rattan ball lanterns and lanterns are spread all over the streets and alleys, decorating the city with a fresh breeze, the lanterns swaying, and the joy is full of joy.

The flower market welcomes the New Year in a grand scene. In the largest flower market in the country, Dounan Flower Market in Kunming, Yunnan, in recent days, millions of New Year flowers are sent to all parts of the country every day. Careful merchants put in insulation cotton and insulation bags on the flowers. Even if they are sent to the cold north, they are still in bud at home, and the spring is full of spring. In Nanning, Guangxi, the forsythia market is full of fragrance, with the phalaenopsis orchids that symbolize happiness and auspicious kumquats. Dozens of varieties of flowers blooming in bloom. People either bring their favorite New Year flowers home or send them to their relatives and friends.

Shenzhou 19 astronaut crew will implement the second out-of-cabin event at a time in the near future

According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, since the successful completion of the first out-of-cabin event on December 17, 2024, the Shenzhou 19 astronaut crew has successively completed equipment inspection and maintenance within the space station, pressure emergency drills throughout the system, preparations for the second out-of-cabin event, and practical (trial) experimental projects in the fields of space materials science, space life sciences, aerospace medicine, etc. are steadily advancing. The Shenzhou 19 astronaut crew will implement the second out-of-cabin event at a certain time in the near future.

The main bridge of Pingnan Super Bridge of the Quanzhou-Rong County Expressway from Guangxi Province was merged with the dragon

The main bridge of Pingnan Super Bridge of the Quanzhou-Rong County Expressway from Guangxi Province was merged with the dragon on January 18, and the project entered the bridge deck construction stage. Pingnan Super Bridge spans the golden waterway of the Xijiang River. After completion, it will encrypt the Guizhou Southeast Expressway Network and create another "south-oriented" channel in eastern Guangxi.

The annual output of ultra-deep oil and gas in Tarim Oilfield exceeded 20 million tons

The reporter learned from China Petroleum on January 19 that the oil and gas production equivalent of my country's largest ultra-deep oil and gas production base, Tarim Oilfield, produced below 6,000 meters in 2024, exceeding 20 million tons, reaching 20.47 million tons, a new high, accounting for more than half of my country's ultra-deep oil and gas production. At present, the Tarim Oilfield has proven oil and gas reserves in ultra-deep formations with nearly 2 billion tons, and the cumulative ultra-deep oil and gas production exceeds 140 million tons.

The daily passenger flow of Hengqin Port exceeded 100,000 passengers, and the traffic volume hit a new high

The Spring Festival holiday is approaching, and the passenger flow of Hengqin Port has double peaks. According to statistics from the Hengqin Border Inspection Station, on January 18, the inbound and outbound passenger flow exceeded 100,000, and the traffic flow exceeded 8,800, an increase of 67% and 51% year-on-year respectively, of which the traffic flow hit a historical high since the completion of the Hengqin Port.

The pre-sale box office of the 2025 Spring Festival period exceeded 100 million

Spring Festival films often become one of the "barometers" of the economy throughout the year. The 2025 Spring Festival movie pre-sale will start on January 19. As of 14:28 on January 19, the total pre-sale box office exceeded 100 million, breaking the record for the fastest pre-sale of the Spring Festival movie history in China, promoting the further release of cultural consumption vitality.